Spring-brake and automatic starter.



S. LYONS. SPRING BRAKE AND AUTOMATICSTARTER.

APPLICATION FILED IBB.12,1912.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.v

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APPLICATION YILED PE3.121912A Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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SIDNEY LYONS,` OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

" SPRING-BRAKE AND AUTOMATIC STARTER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

raionteii Apr. 22, 1913.

Application led February 12, 1.912. Serial No.`677,146.

To all ywhom it may concern i Be it known that- I, Sioxizv Lroxs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oklahoma city, in count of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma,` ave iivented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring- Brakes and Automatic Starters, of which the following is a specification.`

My invention relates to an improvement in spring brakes and automatic starters and theobject is to provide a mechanism iu which the power used in the .braking operation is stored -up and subsequently used t'or the starting operation.`

This invention relates to certain novel features of construction and combinations of )arts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out. in the claims.

In the accompanying drawiugsfz--Fignre 1 is a view in side elevation showing the inventicn applied to an automobile; Fig. 2 is a bott-oni plan view of the device; Fig. 3 is atransverse, vertical sectional view; and Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig inthe direction of the arrow.` i

A, is the body of iin;iiiitoinoble which is supported by the `usual springs on the rear axle 1, on which are the wheels 2. A spring casing 3 is loosely titted on the axle and a coil spring -t is mounted in thc casing and connected at its outer extremity jas at 5. A brake drum 6 is mounted ou the shaft adjacent to the springcasine'.` The drum is also loosely mounted and has the inner extremity 't' ot' the coil spring `connected with its hub 8. The outer face of the spring casing has ratchet teeth t) formed thereon and a spring dog 10 isiiioiinted upon a suitable framework 11, in-positioii to engage the teeth. A clutch t'ace 12 tis `formed on the hub 1? ot' the casingand za clutch jlJ. is slidahly keyed upon the shatt in position to engage. the clutch face 12 and luis a link 15 connecting it with the foot lever 1G iu posi- .\n obverse clutch tace 17 is forined'on the outer end of t-he hub S and an obverse clutch 1H `is slidably keyed tothcshaft in a position to be brought into engagement therewith. A- foot lever 1t) siinilarto the lever lo is connected to the obverse clutch by a link 2() for operating it.` A frietionbrake band 2l. is connected iin a suitable nianner with the t'ranie 11 and is received'around thc brake drum 6 to bear frictionally thereon. ,A link 22 extending t'orward from the brake band connects it with the hand lever 23 placed on the side of the car or in any convenient position. and a segment Qt is provided for position through the link 15 and foot lever 55 16 which locks the spring casing 3 to the axle causing it to turn with the wheels and carry the brake drum 6 therewith through its connection h v the coil spring 4.

The hand lever tl is then shifted to b'ring 70 the brake hand Q1 to hear frictioually upon the brake drinn 6 which causes the coil spring -L to be wound around the hub 8 of the drinn andas the friction of the brake 'band upon the drinn increases, the spring 75.

is wound that much faster until the inomentum of the car is overcome and it comes to a halt. The hand lever Q-l'is then locked in a segment 24 which leaves tlie spring tightly coiled. When it is desiredito start 30 the car the clutch 1t is thrown out of operative `relation and the obverse `clutch 18 is thrown into operative position through,` tlielink 20 and foot lever l0. Hand lever 23 is then shifted to releasethe brake band 55 V gradually from its frctioual contact with the drum 6 which permits the coil spring 4 to unwind aiid carry the drum with it which in turn revolves the axle through the connection lof the obverse clutch 18.` The device can also he used to assist in going up grade. When the device is used iu this manner the brake band .21 is tightened sufficiently on the down grade to cause the spring l to he tightly coiled within the cas-l 95` ing Il and at the `beginning of the up grade is released to permit the spring to iincoil and thus exert its force iii a forward direc tion upon the axle. ,'lhc device might also he used in other connections as, for instance,

with street cars or any heavy vehicle `in whiclrit is difficult when starting vto overcoiuc the inertia with the normal driving power, and might also be applied to start an explosive engine or other :heavy .mti-V 1'06 chinery with equally good results.

It will thus be seen that T have provided` a device of the character named i Uhich`.i simple in iminufactui-c and operationl and which may'be readily applied to existing 110 structures without y a material departure from the present design. l

Having fully described niy invention7V what I claiin as new and desire to secure vby Letters Patent, is

casing, an obverse clutch slidably received uponI the axle in a position to engage with an obverse clutch face on the drinn, a brake band mounted to frictionally engage theV brake tdriiin, and nieans whereby the cliitch.

thbrakc band and the obverse clutch niay each be operated independently of the other. 2. In a device of tlie Character nained the combination with a car body a brake drinn,

an axle on which the bjalie diiiin is revolubly mounted, a spring,r 'asing mounted on the axle adjacent the d'ruin, teeth on the casing, a frame connected -to the car body, a dog on the frame engaging the teeth of the casing for holding Vthe easing against r0- tation but iii one direction, a coil ,Spring re ceived Within the casing and around the hiib of the drinn, said'- spring connected with the driini at its inner end and with the easing at its outer end, a clutch on the axle iii position to engagetlie casing, a brake band inounted to bear against the brake drinn, :in obverse eliitcli received upon the axle'iln i a position to engage the drum, 'and means for operating the brake band and clutches -indel'ieinlently of each other.

ln testimony `whereof l atlix niy signatiire, in the presenceof two Witnesses.

SIDNEY LYONS. lVitnesses:

liin Tri-i,

R. D. Gor." 

